Introductory Post by Janet

Hello All, I'm sorry to have missed the first class and I look forward to meeting everyone on Friday's field trip. I am a returning student in Potomac Landscapes, and in the past have indulged my love for "little landscapes" -- close-ups and macro shots of details in the landscape. This session, I want to concentrate on more traditional, larger-scale landscapes, as well as improving image quality, both in technique and composition. I'll be shooting with my father-in-law's vintage Xpan 100 film camera, which should be lots of fun. Here's a shot from a summer backpacking trip in Alaska (taken with a modern SLR); this was shot from my tent in the Peters Hills, looking toward Mt. McKinley, as a 14-hour storm finally started to lift.

October 19 post from Robert

Beach at Lewes, Oct 2011

Eastern Shore Sunset by Niji

Winter in Wolf Trap Farm Park

Oct 18 post from Robert

summer day at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles.

Blackberry Farm at Sunrise

This photo is hand-held on the deck of the Inn at Blackberry Farm in the Smokies of Tennessee. The sun was right and the morning haze was just beginnig to fade away for the day. The photo has been sharpened in post processing, but I'll take credit for a relatively steady hand.

Burnside's Bridge at Antietam

These photo were taken on a September morning, almost 150 years after the Battle of Antietam. Both photos are five-frame high dynamic range, with exposures separated by steps of 1.0 EV. Both photos have been sharpened in post-processing and they were shot with tripod and cable release.